Sacha Stevenson, Video Blogger and Artist:
I speak about Islam because I studied it
THESE days, the YouTube blog of Sacha Stevenson, 32, appears to be somewhat dry. Besides her busy schedule shooting for a film, she has become more selective in what she uploads. Yet two years ago this Canadian wrote a weekly piece full of satirical humor on the ways of Indonesians, like the ubiquitous bureaucrat, the busker with his cellphone, or the way Indonesians use the toilet. All of them the fruits of Sacha's observations since she first came to Indonesia 14 years ago.
In a video series titled 'How to Act Indonesian' Sacha is not only the director, she is also the actor. One day she is a subdistrict official wearing a hijab who's slow in doing her bureaucratic tasks. Another time, she's a kampung woman clad in a housedress terrified of a man wearing a white gown, threatening her.
April 7, 2015
THESE days, the YouTube blog of Sacha Stevenson, 32, appears to be somewhat dry. Besides her busy schedule shooting for a film, she has become more selective in what she uploads. Yet two years ago this Canadian wrote a weekly piece full of satirical humor on the ways of Indonesians, like the ubiquitous bureaucrat, the busker with his cellphone, or the way Indonesians use the toilet. All of them the fruits of Sacha's observations since she first ca
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